Yes, I am finally on the Infernal Devices bandwagon and I am definitely not disappointed by this engaging read. So, here I am to review a book I actually liked after a long time.

If you’re new here, we don’t do no-spoiler reviews. You are here to know if and what is worth it, I’m here to serve the tea in all it’s details. So read on at your own discretion.

March has been a slow month for me as I have been picking up books and constantly DNF-ing them. I think, this one is really the only book I finished this month. So that already gives away how intriguing this read has been.

The story picks up right from the beginning and there’s hardly a moment of lull. I usually do not like books with too many characters, but here I am, admiring all of the character sketches and how beautifully the author has delved into each of the character in a comparatively short book. I love the comprehensive way the wainscot world is introduced and it’s not all at once or too little at any point throughout the book. Our protagonist keeps learning about this new world she has been thrust into everyday, so there is no page after page of dreary details and dense history about how the world works and who’s who. In a sense, it’s pretty easy to follow but does have a solid world history, lending this new world its substance.

The magic system is still mostly in dark even after a whole book as the basic workings and the world order has been discussed but not in too much details. Who doesn’t love a well- written book, but this one is balanced. It has adequate mystery, magic, action, betrayal, and its fair share of romance.

Miss Tessa Grey from New York has been thrown into the topsy-turvy world of shadowhunters, vampires and warlocks where she is learning new things about herself everyday. Despite coming from a modern America, she has been brought up with rather particular views on what women should and mostly, should not be doing in their life. All that shatters as she is rescued from her predicament by shadowhunters who live quite a distinct life. As she begins to navigate in this worlds of unknown, mysteries surrounding her origin swirl deeper. She is looking for er missing brother who has been caught up is the depth of occult enthusiastic group and might not even be alive. As she risks her life time and again to search for, rescue and protect this brother of hers, she gains new perspective in life. As a new romance blossoms and wanes, she becomes a more complete person even though there are more pieces of her identity missing now. he embarks upon a new journey in search for herself along with a few friends she has already made throughout the course of her journey so far.

I will try and keep this short since most of you, I suppose, have already read the series or read about the series. But I have to talk about the mythology and Christian elements of the origin story. Angels and failed rebellions to offspring of gods, this origin story begins to blur if you try to spot the similarities between what you already know and what is being told. The elements are in flux so seamlessly that you are bound to lose track of where the mythology ends and basically, Paradise Lost begins.

The only downside of this series, I now realize that there are a ton of books that I actually have to get through to complete this series and I’m already afraid of losing patience. But if the sequels are as good as the beginning, I suppose, I have nothing to worry about.

A five star read. If you haven’t already read it and are wondering if the series is worth the hype, dig in.